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Economic recovery program built to support the South's smallest businesses is reaching the underbanked; nearly 80% of loans have been made to businesses owned by women and entrepreneurs of color, including half to Black-owned businesses, and 76% have gone to small businesses and nonprofits with revenues under $500k. The Fund recently welcomed new investors and has an additional $53 million available to lend to small businesses through its CDFI partners.
The California Rebuilding Fund continues to raise funds with new capital from the California IBank, The Doctors Company, Sonen Capital, Visa Foundation, and others to support entrepreneurs throughout the recovery by offering flexible, affordable capital and free advice and support through community-based lenders
The Southern Opportunity and Resilience (SOAR) Fund aims to support the recovery of small businesses and nonprofits with access to flexible, affordable capital and free business support services across 15 southern states
Pioneering impact investing firm grows to meet the interwoven challenges of COVID-19, structural inequalities and climate change
The Fund has lent over $7 million to 14 businesses owned by men and women entrepreneurs of color in its first year and a half
Release of New Guide to Impact Investing to Help Financial Advisors Keep Pace with Growing Client Demand
Calvert Impact Capital will lead the private debt strategy for the Equality Fund, a Canadian-led multi-stakeholder initiative that brings together investors, philanthropists and government to deliver unparalleled resources supporting gender equality outcomes in Canada and around the world
Rich data-set across 160 private market companies over 11 years and new practical guidance for investors make the case for investing with a gender lens
Loan Provides a Critical Source of Credit to Help Small-Scale Farmers Establish Pathways to Greater Prosperity
Fund aims to address systemic financing challenges for minority-owned businesses
Jennifer Pryce, President and CEO of Calvert Impact Capital, shares our new enterprise strategy that will continue to push our organization and the industry forward. This webinar also covers our 2017 Impact Report and the social and environmental impact generated by investors in our Community Investment Note.
What about the India economic climate makes the country appealing to investors? What are the challenges of investing in India? How can I invest in India? Hear from Songbae Lee, Senior Investments Officer, who answers all these questions and more.
New name builds on firm's history and signals path forward
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I’m sure you too have been affected in some way – either directly, through people you know, or just by the stories and images - by the recent hurricanes and earthquake that h ...
This past quarter we made a $5 million investment in Bogota-based Bayport Colombia, following an initial investment of $2 million in 2015. Bayport Colombia is a wholly owned subsidiary of Baypor ...
Risk management is an important part of our work here at Calvert Foundation but not often discussed here in our blog. Risk management, for any type of investing, is used to determine the likeliho ...
This past weekend leaders of the G20 nations met at their annual summit where the topic of climate change and the Paris Climate Agreement was of high priority. The Paris Agreement, signed in Apr ...
In June we made a $5 million investment in the Jonathan Rose Companies’ latest affordable housing preservation fund. Jonathan Rose Companies is a leading U.S. development, owner’s representative ...
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We recently closed a new $5 million investment with SA Taxi, a credit provider that offers financial products and services for entrepreneurs in the minibus taxi busines ...
Calvert Foundation is excited to announce the recent closure of a $9 million investment, with $5 million provided by New Resource Bank, that will finance the construction of an anaerobic biodiges ...
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We are pleased to announce a $5 million investment in the Honduras Renewable Energy Financing Facility (H-REFF). The fund, a Delaware Limited Partnership managed by a gr ...